Chongbong Band | |
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Origin | North Korea |
Genres | Light music |
Years active | 2015 | –present
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 청봉악단 |
Hancha | 青峰樂團 |
Revised Romanization | Cheongbong akdan |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏngbong aktan |
Chongbong Band (Korean: 청봉악단; MR: Ch'ŏngbong aktan) is a North Korean light music choir and orchestra.[1] The group consists of seven members:[2] singers and instrumentalists playing mainly brass instruments.[3] According to KCNA, the band members are instrumentalists of the Wangjaesan Art Troupe and singers of the Moranbong Band's chorus.[4]
The Chongbong Band was formed in late July 2015. The creation of the band has been attributed to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim's wife, former singer Ri Sol-ju, is said to have been involved in the formation of the Band.[5] The Chongbong Band's appearance at the time that another pop group, the Moranbong Band, disappeared sparked rumors about it being a replacement for the latter. However, the Moranbong Band reappeared on 7 September 2015, a week after the Chongbong Band made its public debut in Moscow, Russia.